Posted on 09/22/2015 1:37:47 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
On Monday afternoon, Iowa state senator Tom Shipley confidently stated that he was still an unswayed supporter of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, no matter what the polls said.
"No, I'm not worried," Shipley told NBC News. "I'm still with him, and we've got a lot of time left."
Five hours later, Walker was out of the presidential race.
Walker's key Iowa leaders and endorsers were stunned by Walker's sudden exit from the 2016 race Monday evening, which came after a full weekend of vigorous campaigning in the Hawkeye State.
Now, many are questioning who they will support next.
"I was kind of shocked," said State Senator Mark Costello on Tuesday morning, noting that the candidate had just recently released new television ads in the state. "He didn't even have time to see if some of the ads worked."
State Senator Jerry Behn recalled that he was out working on his farm when he got a text message from his daughter with a screenshot of an article saying that Walker was dropping out.
"I did not expect it at all," said Behn.
In the wake of Walker's exit, the campaigns of former Florida governor Jeb Bush and current Florida senator Marco Rubio have crowed about their success in picking up former Walker supporters. But caucus experts say that, in Iowa, the lion's share of the strong 99-county organization that Walker cultivated might be more likely to get snapped up by a GOP hopeful less associated with the party's establishment...
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All 3 of them?
They should support Trump and Walker should be appointed Labor Secretary.
That is disgusting......and no it is not funny. One of best candidates in decades and you have to act childish. He has done more then every single candidate. The problem is this country wants a talker not a doer. It is proved by the support of Obama. Well the Republicans are just as bad. Let’s elect a guy who can give a great speech. Yeah that helps our country. Walker was not great at speaking but who the heck cares? Getting things done USED to be a virtue of this former great country. Well I guess we won’t fix this country until around 2025 if even then. So go ahead and make your immature idiotic jokes because you will be sorry when your “talker” doesn’t get anything done just like Obama didn’t.
Maybe there is more to Walker quitting the race than low Poll numbers, loss of support or not enough money.
Just seems too out of the blue to me, maybe he suddenly got tired of it all, or ??????
Goddammit!!
Cut the crap, everybody!
Scott has PLENTY OF TIME.
The Donald should make him Labor Secretary—he needs more seasoning—then let him run (AFTER Cruz’s second term).
Walker was a mush in immigration and thus unelectable.
Walker was a mush in immigration and thus unelectable.
Oh I know getting rid of illegals and closing the border are mushy. Oh well he’s gone so I am not going to hash out anything. He is back to work in Wisconsin already. He is a fantastic person and was treated poorly. America will pay for their stupidity.
You don't know your own candidate. Walker wouldn't use the word "deport," denied he would deport people when asked point blank, and would try to avoid talking about a border wall as much as possible. He also flip flopped on birthright citizenship after a conversation with a donor.
Walker was a loser and never had a chance. The proof is that he's out now and left with 0.5 percent of support. You are in that 0.5 apparently.
He is a fantastic person and was treated poorly. America will pay for their stupidity.
You're definitely a true believer, which is sad.
Your sad is my correct. You are in lust over some speaker who drones on and on but can’t get a thing done. Now if you want the truth that is hilarious. Obama part deus. Just what we need.
Walker is done.....no need to rehash a stupid America.
A multi-billion dollar business and an actual opposition to illegal immigration sure beats out your loser candidate, hence he's out.
Walker is done.....no need to rehash a stupid America.
It's the Amnesty supporters like you who are freaking stupid.
Part of being a leader is based on three things: Your accomplishments, your personality, and your vision. Walker only had the accomplishments (and even that is coming under fire, with his ties to the state economic board engaging in crony capitalism); what he didn't have was a compelling, powerful vision of where he wanted to take this country and obviously doesn't have the personality that Trump possesses.
One of my biggest disappointments in Walker was letting a federal judge strike down Wisconsin's constitutional amendment upholding traditional marriage.
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